Audience comments about CAPSULE:

“Coming to your shows makes me reluctant to go to ‘normal’ theatre, because sitting in the chair is not enough anymore!!! You make it worth it for me to keep coming to Coventry!!”

“That was really unexpected! Very cool idea – and I really like the space. I wasn’t sure of the direction it was going in when watching it but then of course it made sense, and I’ll be pondering this for a while.”

“Capsule was great – very engaging, truly unpredictable, and with a masterstroke in getting the visitors to become active…the narrative was evocative and intelligent.”

“Absolutely lovely a real surprise!, I feel like a kid, don’t know what to expect, what to do with this feeling now the show is over ! Made me really smile inside. Total Joy !”

“Go Talking Birds! Most fun I’ve had in a theatre for ages. Cunning and warm hearted…and recycled too.”

 “Glowing from the most enjoyable theatre for years. Talking Birds, offering us delights, invite us to share their concoctions… the biggest theatrical surprise I’ve had…and that is only half way in!”

 

More on CAPSULE & the FarGo Space Programme

Six performances of Capsule down tonight! Few tickets left between 6pm and 7pm tomorrow if you’re quick.

We stop taking bookings [http://www.talkingbirds.co.uk/pages/capsule.html] at lunchtime on Saturday.

Here’s what the audience are saying:

“Go talking birds! Most fun I’ve had in a theatre for ages. Cunning and warm hearted…And recycled too.”

“Glowing from the most enjoyable theatre for years. Talking Birds offering us delights, invite us to share their concoctions . . the biggest theatrical surprise I’ve had, and that is only half way in – the rest is delight too . . Yay for Talking Birds! Now make the 3 hour epic . . please! Only Saturday to go – book in if you can . . else you’ll never have been there . . and wish you had…”

» Capsule: a chamber show for an audience of six

·float·sink·hide·find·blast off·touchdown·sabotage·freefall·land·dock·
·piece together a story told predominantly through sound·

We’ll be honest with you:
CAPSULE is a bit of an experiment.
We’d like you to come and experience it
& let us know whether you think it works.

We’ve had the use of an empty industrial unit for the month of November, and this show, Capsule, is what we have made during that month. Well actually, at the time of writing, we’re still making it. It will probably still be a bit rough round the edges by 26th & 27th. We might ask you for help…

Continuing the experimental theme, we’d like you to book a ticket online in advance for either Friday 26th or Saturday 27th and indicate whether you’d prefer to see Capsule between 5pm & 6pm, or 6pm & 7pm, or 7pm & 8pm. We’ll get back in touch to confirm a more exact time and give you more details nearer the time.

Dates:
26th & 27th November 2010
Venue:
Unit 4, FarGo Village, Far Gosford St., Coventry, CV1 5ED (former Far Gosford St trading est.)
Directions:
head up Far Gosford Street from the city centre until you reach Pig In The Middle on the left, then turn right. Unit 4 is at the far side of the site.

Tickets: £3 [CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS]

As well as testing the show, we’ll also be testing the first version of our digital access tool, THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE, so if you have a smartphone or other mobile device which can connect via wi-fi, and would be interested in testing and feeding back on the Difference Engine, please bring your device with you (but keep it turned to silent). Stewards will show you how to use the Difference Engine before the show, so please arrive early if you intend to participate.

We’re particularly interested in testing the Difference Engine with smartphone-using audience members with particular access needs, so we’d like to hear from you in advance if you’re interested in helping test the system.

The show is made to accomodate six audience members at a time, including one wheelchair user per performance.

Tickets available from http://www.talkingbirds.co.uk/pages/capsule.html

And here’s the “making of” gallery…revealing the stunning trickery behind the majestic theatricality (or something)

CAPSULE: a chamber show for an audience of six

·float·sink·hide·find·blast off·touchdown·sabotage·freefall·land·dock·
·piece together a story told predominantly through sound·

We’ll be honest with you:
CAPSULE is a bit of an experiment.
We’d like you to come and experience it
& let us know whether you think it works.

[MORE INFO/BOOK TICKETS]

Pics taken every 10 minutes. Pod originally built by Andy Martin to Janet’s design. Put together today by Janet, Nick & Lou.

What we have:

An empty industrial unit.
A set of stepladders.
Ideas.

What we need:

A heater.
Some cleaning products.
A van.

And, on 26th & 27th November, some audience members…fancy joining us?

Whale departs for Worcester – appearing at St Peter’s Church from 10

Four things for Friday night:

1. In five days time, George Osborne will announce the results of his spending review.

2. That means this weekend you need to take whatever you actions you can.

3. Meanwhile, at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry City are taking on Spurs in the 1987 FA Cup final. Again. There’s only 2 performances of We Love You City remaining, with about 30 tickets left for the matinee tomorrow and only 10 for the evening performance, so if you want one, you’d better book one. 10pm tomorrow night, the fat lady will be singing her heart out…

4. Talking Birds will be spending November in Unit 4 experimenting with sound, tech, accessibility and a former giant teapot. You can see whatever we end up producing on 26th & 27th November. Follow Project Glimpsed’s progress here and via @birdmail.

 

WE LOVE YOU CITY – POST-SHOW DISCUSSION VIA TWITTER TONIGHT!

For Twitter users:

If you have a comment or question about tonight’s show, please tweet it to the creative team @birdmail afterwards and include the #WLYC hashtag. We’ll be online to answer questions marked #WLYC for an hour after the show (ie 10-11pm). You may get an answer from JV (Designer, Janet Vaughan), NW (Writer, Nick Walker) or DN (Composer, Derek Nisbet).

Alternatively, for non-Twitter users:

Let us know your responses to WE LOVE YOU CITY as a comment here on the blog or by e-mail to facupmemories[at]gmail.com or leave us a message on 0845 2255 918 (24hrs, local rate).